Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DR. john Thornley dleu NJ hsaiottSfiho
on Wednesday, age II ears.
The caulkers' strike n; Norfolk has failed,
and this men have resumed work at the oid
wages.
Joseph w. johnson. worthy ard proml
nent citizen of Stafford county, died ct his
home, near Belmont, last Thursday morn
ing.
The stock cattle market at Warrenton
continues very active, and seven hundred
haye been already sold this week, with
shortage on arrivals
DR.. George ". Dame, the venerable pas.
tor Of the Episcopal church at Danville, fell
over pile OF stones on the street Thursday
night and was badly hurt
The trial of The seven men charged with
liberatirg Senator Riddleberger from Jail al
Woodstock last August. has been postponed
again until the December term, By the con-
sent Of al interested.
At Port Republic, Rockingham county,
last Tuesday, John Morris shot bis father in
law, Richard Randall, in the hip. The
quarrel grew out of family difficulties.
Randall will recover.
The Grand Commandery of Knights Tenn
plar OF Virginia will meet in Petersburg in
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this session the different grand officers will
be elected and other important business
transacted
Mr.. Eugene Button, son of MIR. Charles
". Baton, former owner aud editor of the
Lynchburg Tirginian, died suddenly yester.
day evening n his fathers residences in that
city. He was about twenty eight years Of
age and very popular.
Capt. William Ashton, of Lancashire,
England, who came to Fauquier coon after
the late civil war, died Thursday. The de-
ceased was widely and agreeably known
throughout this section as genial gen.
tleman taking great delight in fox hunt
ing.
The executive committee OF P!cketts Di-
vision Association has decided to hold the
reunion Of tho survivors C the division and
unveil tho monument to be erected on Get
tyaburg Hill, in Hollywood Cemetery, on
will be taken locking to the erection OF the
monument.
Congressman George e Bowden. arrested
on election dag in Norfolk for insulting and
cursing the police, and r. G. Banks, repub
lican candidate for House OF Delegates, for
| Interfering with the officers in the discharge
of their duty at tho same time, were or.
raigned yesterday, but the charge being dis
missed the accused were discharged from
custody.
Charles P. Ross, only son of John Ross,
died at his country home a0ar Warrenton,
| Thursday night. The deceased was widely
| known TO gunnets on account Of his accom-
plishments in former days an sportsman.
In 1870, at the Washington carnival, hewon
the silver cup for the fastest runner il q
large number of competitors, the dis
lance being from the capitol to the treasury.
According 10 the provision of the Act Of
| Assembly the new code will bo operative
on February l. 1888, hui it cannot be print
ed bound, and distributed over the entire
Commonwealth by that date. AS tits now
quite certain that it cannot be cotton out at
the appointed time, the General Assembly
will probably consider whether it sill not
he for The public interest to postpone the
commencement until sach time as will be
necessary that ii may reach every county
before the laws it contains go into force.
i The lighthouse board 10 its estimates OF
appropriations for tho next fiscal year asks
for light on Sharks Fin Shoe, Md, S25 COO;
for light at Cob Point Bar, Nd S25, 900 (;
fer a light at Greenbrry Point, Md, $25 600 !;
for light at Mary land Point. Potomac riv-
er, $25 600; f,r completing lighthouse at
! Bushes. 1926 600; for a light nj Newport
News $50 0G0; for light on Pages Rock
$25 coo; for additional land for Portsmouth
lighthouse depot, Sl0,000 for light 10
mark the lower entrances to Taugier sound,
S25 600